"Miss you, Mamu!"
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
October 1, 2016 12:47am CST
The text messages I received from my co-part-time clinical instructors had these words, "Miss you, Mamu!"
I was out for only a week and yet they felt my absence. My 3 phones had no loads so I did not respond immediately; besides, I had to recharge them all. When I switched the phones on, these were the messages I received- - - they missed me.
They need a 'seasoned person' to act as their mother. I am glad they look up to me like that. (Mamu is a term of endearment that refers to mother).
If I were to count my age, and their ages too, they are already my children, if I married at 19 years young.
I don't feel offended at all, but when a person who I think has an age gap like 5 years with me, and calls me MAMU, I will definitely correct/rectify her.
Do you agree being called MOTHER as a term of endearment?
I don't feel offended at all, but when a person who I think has an age gap like 5 years with me, and calls me MAMU, I will definitely correct/rectify her.
Do you agree being called MOTHER as a term of endearment?9 people like this
9 responses
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
1 Oct 16
would you rather that they call you ate, big sister?
wow, 3 phones. different networks?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Oct 16
if a colleague has the age less than a decade than mine, i will accept her calling me 'big sister'; others who are way younger than me, i wouldn't mind them calling me Mamu or Tita.
one phone is dual sim, iPhone has globe, my friend. i don't refill them all with load, just one at a time.
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
2 Oct 16
@ridingbet I think that Mamu is too personal, it's just for those who are very close to you.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Oct 16
@LadyDuck yes it is so personal and candid. only those who are close to me do i allow them to call me MAMU
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Oct 16
great. i wouldn't want to be called Mamu to some who i am just acquainted with and not very close to me either
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
my students are like my children my lady. they are aged 18 to 21, that is why i agree them calling me Mamu if outside the duty areas.
my colleagues call me Mamu as a term of endearment, and that is fine with me.
anyway, when i am with them when we go out, i am also construed as their AUNT because our physical appearances show that we have 'short age gap'.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
2 Oct 16
aw, aint that sweet 'f 'em to let'cha know they missed ya? 's fer bein' called 'mother', depends'n the relationship i reckon.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Oct 16
right, i totally agree with you. i check on those who call me MAMU as those who knew me for a long time now, and not merely a month-acquaintance.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
thank you. maybe they see their mother in me and that makes me humbled.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 Oct 16
@ridingbet I'm sure they do. It's something to be proud of.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
7 Jul 18
I am called aunty by mostly everybody. Many exstudents are my colleagues now, so am quite senior
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Jul 18
i would not want to be called auntie by anybody because i might be of same age as this person. my students, whom i believe are so much younger than me, i allow them to call me 'mother'.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Oct 16
yes they missed me. duty will resume tomorrow, so they won't miss me anymore.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Oct 16
yes, thank you. but i have to address you as DOC because you are a vet doctor, right?
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
1 Oct 16
That or "auntie." We have a lot of people in our school communities that are "aunties".
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Oct 16
'auntie' is also good, our young neighbors call me that, but not "TITA" which also mean the same as auntie. TITA for me is for those who are related by blood to me.
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